My favourite classics 📚 classic lit recommendations

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[evien]

I am 22 years old, and I am severley ill. I have been for two years now. I can no longer leave the house, and am confined to my bed. I want to say that I recieve so much comfort and joy from your videos, Emma. I used to study English lit at uni too, and had always read voraciously before my illness. To borrow a phrase of Anne Shirley's, I see in you a true kindred spirit. Someone in whose deep passion for books and humanity, I see my old self. It is such a bittersweet pleasure to me to watch someone immerse themselves so fully in life the way that you do.

[tade]

1) The Fall - Albert Camus
2) The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
3) Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
4) Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe
5) Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka

[anitas]

Hey Emma could you do a video about your reading schedule or how you fit reading in to your day or something like that? You obviously read several hours a day at least. It would be interesting to see how a literature major/enthusiast keeps up with the reading. And how do you approach a big book - you said something about 15 pages a day for David Copperfield. Do you set a pace like that for books when you have a deadline? So interested in how you fit in all the reading.

[LexieMoon]

My grandmother passed away on Tuesday. I needed this video more than ever. Thank you so much for being a shining light ♥️

[jwsjourney]

When I retired I wanted to start reading classics. My daughter and I are reading classics together. We have read 16 classics so far and my Favorite is The Count of Monte Cristo.

[claaaaaara]

Emma, I gotta say, you're the first person who actually made me want to read Pedro Páramo (and I studied Spanish in uni!!). Listening to you talk about your favourite classics is really a wholesome experience! Especially because you're an english speaking person who reads a lot of non english written books, which is so rare and makes all the difference.

[ileanaaaaa]

Love everything mentioned here Emma! My favourite classics has to be: War & Peace, Pride & Prejudice, 100 years of Solitude, Pedro Páramo, Dorian Gray, Mrs. Dalloway, Anna Karenina and Emma 😊

[gabrielaminucelli]

Hey! I'm Brazilian and i gotta say: Is SO to see Machado de Assis on your list. It warmed my heart.

[svs]

I love that you have picked a lot of books that you read for your around-the-world reading challenge.

[caasi]

The reason the coffee doesn’t taste as good is because the process of microwaving works by using electromagnetic forces to move particles in the food but the forces only vibrate the polar molecules (molecules where one part of the molecule is more negatively charged and another more positively charged, e.g. water) and the particles in the part of the coffee that are responsible for the good flavour don’t get heated up as much and therefore don’t taste as good and I just made this whole thing up.

[luckyluna]

You re-introduced me to Mexican literature and since I’m from Mexico (but haven’t been back) I’ve been reading it in Spanish and it’s been a delight ❤❤❤

[doaadikrallah]

my favorite classics so far have to be
- the bell jar by sylvia plath (one of my fave authors)
- a room of one’s own/ mrs dalloway by virginia woolf (fave too)
- a farewell to arms and the old man and the sea by hemingway
- frankenstein obviously! so beautifully written and so philosophical, love that
- 1984 orwell was life changing so definitely have to include that here

[liam]

My favorite classics (so far) are:
-Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, the language was a bit difficult but the story was just amazing.
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, she is such strong character and I loved following her story.
- The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, so short but every single page was brilliantly written. The ending left me in shock for a while.
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelly, I love Mary Shelley and her life story. When it comes to Frankenstein I finished it in one sitting which is not something I would usually do, so it is amazing.
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, a very famous and brilliant story but that one chapter... Still ignoring it...
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, yes I am a man but the whole book just warms my heart... Love it.
- Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe, every story was beyond interesting and his writing style is so easy to get through. "The Black Cat" will forever be my favorite story.

[EricKarlAnderson]

I only read Frankenstein for the first time a few years ago and I was amazed how moving it was. Totally unexpected. I agree with you. It's so real and gut wrenching.

[biancaparreira]

I'm brazilian, so I'm pretty happy to see that you read a classic book from my country and you liked! Machado is one of the most important names in our national literature, hope you can read more from him soon, love u 💕

[AdrianasWonderland]

each of your movies affects me like warm tea on winter days. every movie fills me with warmth and it makes me happy to listen to you because you are so wise and aware. you have no idea how your videos help me. I am sending you much love

[OnyinyeOfunwa]

As an Igbo Nigerian im glad u loved things fall apart i remember my aunt gifting it to me when i was 12 years old and i still remember it ever since!!!

[leireadsandrates]

You just talking about books while holding a cup of coffee in your hand is just so dreamy and cozy. I’m a mom and I read classics too. I enjoy them because they have more substance and essence for me compare to contemporary fiction. I just loveee hearing classic book recommendation!!! I loved Things Fall Apart too. We studied at one of my classes back in college. ❤️

[Cubehead]

I'm very close to finishing Things Fall Apart (almost definitely finishing it today) and I'm really loving it, it's fantastic

[jinuelzymon]

my fave classics, my top 3: one hundred years of solitude, the posthumous memoirs of bras cubas, and the count of monte cristo. i actually got most of my classic recommendations from you and a huge THANK YOU emmie for introducing me to south american lit! also i recently bought hour of the star by clarice lispector and collected stories of machado de assis <3 thank you again!!!!